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Each of the riders signed the bag as it moved through the states. Statue of Pony Express rider on a mochila A Pony Express mochila ( Spanish , [ 1 ] pronounced [mo-chee-lah], for "knapsack", "pack", "pouch") was a removable lightweight leather cover put over a horse saddle for carrying mail and was used by the Pony Express .
Mail for the Pony Express left San Francisco at 4:00 pm, carried by horse and rider to the waterfront, and then on by steamboat to Sacramento, where it was picked up by the Pony Express rider. At 2:45 am, William (Sam) Hamilton was the first Pony Express rider to begin the journey from Sacramento.
A packhorse, pack horse, or sumpter refers to a horse, mule, donkey, or pony used to carry goods on its back, usually in sidebags or panniers. Typically packhorses are used to cross difficult terrain, where the absence of roads prevents the use of wheeled vehicles. Use of packhorses dates from the Neolithic period to the present day.
The ICPAR registers half-Chincoteague Ponies from private breeders. The Chincoteague Pony Association (CPA) was founded by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company in 1994, and closed in 2012. [22] Many ponies are registered with multiple associations, especially if they are half-Chincoteague pony crosses with other horse breeds.
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"Pour Me" is the debut single by American country music group Trick Pony. The single was written by the members along with Rory Waters Beighley and Sammy Harp Wedlock, and was produced by Chuck Howard. [4] It was released on December 4, 2000, as the lead single from the group's eponymous debut album by Warner Bros. Nashville.
In one state, North Dakota, the state horse is officially designated the "honorary state equine". [2] Two additional states have not designated a specific state horse, but have designed a horse or horse breed as its official state animals: the horse in New Jersey and the Morgan horse breed in Vermont.
The Best of Trick Pony is the first compilation album by American country music group Trick Pony. It was released on April 13, 2009, via Warner Bros. Nashville . The compilation features ten songs from the group's first two studio albums: Trick Pony (2001) and On a Mission (2002).